Books
Murder Most Foul
Shivam Vij
Was the gruesome killing of historian Papiya Ghosh linked to the book she was working on? We may never know, but we can now at least read her book
Bedtime Stories
Writer and filmmaker Ruchir Joshi on the pleasures of ‘acceptable porn’, the joys of Savita Bhabhi and his new anthology of erotic stories
A Life Less Ordinary
This Orange Prize winner lays bare the fissures in seemingly perfect relationships.
‘Much in Dan Brown’s Book Not True’
Mark Tabbert of George Washington Masonic Memorial tells us what he thinks of Dan Brown’s latest effort.
Happy Birthday, Uncle Pai
Anant Pai, the adoptive ‘Uncle’ of generations of Indian children, has turned 80. Pity we can’t find an adequate gift for the man who gave us so much joy?
Blockbookster
Simpsons writer Larry Doyle’s first novel is already a movie. And the second looks set to follow suit.
The Silent Storyteller
A daughter’s tribute brings to life the portrait of legendary filmmaker Bimal Roy: withdrawn, reticent, yet drawing out the most memorable of performances
Code Raider
Dan Brown’s book is like the rapids one experiences during a rafting expedition. But his fans will feel at home.
Blood Flower
Journalist Gretchen Peters follows the drug and terror money flowing out of Afghanistan, Pakistan and the UAE and finds Dawood Ibrahim at the heart of it. An extract from her book
Kurukshetra 2009
Gurcharan Das is convinced the Mahabharata holds relevance even today. He uses the epic to understand modern day issues such as the Ambani row and Satyam scandal
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